The Journey of Super Whoopers

No, the title doesn’t refer to burgers, there’s an ‘o’ too many and a ‘p’ too few, but with names such as Moyola, Sixmilewater and Blidfinnur you’d be excused for being confused.

The Rare Borneo Rhino Caught on Camera

Regular readers of this site will know of my fascination with Borneo. So imagine my excitement when I read this morning that WWF-Malaysia had caught the rare Borneo rhino on video!

Female Adder Basking in the Sun

I saw this female Adder on a walk yesterday in a forest near Fittleworth in West Sussex.

We’ve been enjoying quite summery weather here in southern England over the past few days, so she had come out to bask in the sun.

Join The Great Turtle Race

The concept is simple -
Contenders: 11 turtles
Race: Costa Rica to the Galapagos
Start: 16 April 2007
Duration: 14 days.
Place your bets!

The road to disappointment

The storyboard of 4 little ducks’ road to disappointment on my early walk at Arundel this morning. The ducks were making their way to me, because they mistakenly thought I brought food.

Conservation of the Heart of Borneo agreed

An agreement to conserve the Heart of Borneo (HoB) was officially approved today, 12 January, by Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia.

Flamingos go hungry in Kenya

I’ve declared my fascination with flamingos before on this blog, so I was very sad to learn that the flamingos at Lake Bogoria in Kenya are going hungry.

It offered me no consolation that this time people were not to blame.

Caviar back on the menu

Caspian Sea caviar is now back on the menu.

After a short ban in 2006, the 2007 export quotas for caviar from the Caspian Sea were published on 2 January.

52 species you didn’t know of last year

With the brown-and-white panda gone and the same fate suffered by the baiji dolphin, it warmed my heart to learn that 52 new species of animals and plants have been found within 2006 on the island of Borneo.

All 52 species, which include the less than 1cm long miniature fish Paedocypris micromegethes, have been documented in the WWF report “The Search Continues”.

Fish and Chips off the menu

British food is not exactly renowed for its quality, but if there is one dish you must have when visiting Britain, it has got to be Fish and Chips, right?

Well, maybe not, or at least you need to be careful where you buy your fish and chips.